Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
WORSE And MORE OF IT.
Fresh Earthquakes Reported from
Arizona--The Existence of an
Active Volcano Confirmed.
Two Large Gold Veins Discovered in
the Catalina MOuntains-PrOs.
pectOrs Pouring In.
At Least One Hundred and Seventy People
Are Killed and Several villages
Destroyed IN Old Mexico.
THE FIRST EXPLORATION PARTY IN.

THE FIRST EXPLORATION PARTY IN.
Tucson, A. T., May 8.-Another vio-
lent earthquake is reported IN the San
Jose mountains, forty miles south of Fort
Huachuaca in Sonora. General Forsythe
has sent an exploration party to in
vestigate. The party has Just. returned
from the Santa Catalina mountains, and
reports the canyons full of water. The
water was brought to the surface by the
earthquake. This is q great boon for
this region, as there are thousands of
acres of good farming land at the base of
the mountains which only need water to
make them valuable. Another good effect
of the earthquake is the opening of two
large gold veins which were discovered
in the Santa Catalina mountains at q
point where the whole side of the noun
tain slid down. Several prospecting par
ties left to-day to locate claims.
HOW 1T STARTED.
GUAYMAs, MEX, May 8.-The earth
quake of the Sd inst. started by terrible
volcanic eruption of BObispe, destroying
Montezuma. 1t killed $50 persons and
ignited the woods. There were also
twenty persons killed at Oputo by the
falling of the buildings. Many people
were injured at Gransdss and Gusobar,
which towns were almost completely
destroyed.
IT IS A REAL VOLCANO.
NOGALES, A. T., May Slater &C
counts received here tend to show that
the report of the volcano having broken
out it the Milestone mountains Is true.
A gentleman who arrived from Sonora
yesterday says there are strong evidences
OF a volcanic eruption at q point about
forty miles southeast of Magdalena, and it
is confidently stated that one peak is
throwing out large volumes of smoke, ac-
companied by streams of lava. Smoke
and fire can be distinctly seen from sew
eral points along the line of the Sonora
Railway. As far as can be sscertained
the volcano is in the Sierras Azul range.
From the appearance of the country and
the heavy earthquakes that have occurred
il is believed that other volcanoes will
break out in few days.
AT BENSON.
BENSON, A. T., May 8.-There. were
several shocks to-day, the heaviest oc-
curing at 1870 his evening and lasting
about ten seconds.
PREDICTIONS OF MEXICAN SCIENTISTS.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 8.-The govern
ment to-day received the first information
of the disaster which occurred at ten
minutes to O'Clock on the Sd inst, at
Tousong, B4ptlste, District of Monte
yuma, in the state of Sonora, during
which $50 persons lost their lives
At the sane time volcanic eruption
began in the neighboriHg mountains,
lighting up their summit for long
distance. Shocks were felt the same
afternoon throughout the state. The
prediction is made by local
scientists that Mexico is about
to undergo very general seismic
commissions and the recently recorded
earthquake shocks show that there is
widespread volcanic activity from one
end of Mexico TO the other, volcanic out
breaks occurring near the Guatemala
border as well as in Sonora.